When I pulled on the brake lever for my front wheel, I was getting nothing. I could see brake mechanism moving towards the wheel rim, but the brake pads were so badly worn that they no longer gripped the wheel at all. It was clear that I couldn’t stop the bike safely, so it was […]
I had a mechanical failure on my e-bike the other day. I was riding into the centre of Dublin to go to the theatre, and my gears failed. I was able to keep going, but my hub gears were stuck in first gear, so I wasn’t able to go very fast, even when I was […]
For the last couple of weeks I found that the front roller brake on my bike was locking whenever I had to brake suddenly. It led to some unfortunate incidents when I almost went over the top of my handlebars! I initially thought that the brakes must be faulty, but after a couple of internet […]
I use my bike 6 days a week to commute into Dublin city centre. I depend upon it as my primary means of transport. And even if I wanted to brave the hellish commute in a car, there’s no parking at my workplace. So what do I do when my bike breaks down? Well I […]
